2020
OGT suppresses S6K1-mediated macrophage inflammation and metabolic disturbance
Yang Y, Li X, Luan HH, Zhang B, Zhang K, Nam JH, Li Z, Fu M, Munk A, Zhang D, Wang S, Liu Y, Albuquerque JP, Ong Q, Li R, Wang Q, Robert ME, Perry RJ, Chung D, Shulman GI, Yang X. OGT suppresses S6K1-mediated macrophage inflammation and metabolic disturbance. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 16616-16625. PMID: 32601203, PMCID: PMC7368321, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1916121117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRibosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1Macrophage proinflammatory activationGlcNAc signalingProinflammatory activationUnexpected roleWhole-body metabolismNutrient fluxesLipid accumulationImmune cell activationGlcNAcHomeostatic mechanismsMetabolic disturbancesBeta 1Cell activationDiet-induced metabolic dysfunctionDiet-induced obese miceActivationWhole-body insulin resistanceMacrophage inflammationGlcNAcylationOGTPeripheral tissuesPhosphorylationEnhanced inflammationInsulin resistance
2013
O-GlcNAc Signaling Entrains the Circadian Clock by Inhibiting BMAL1/CLOCK Ubiquitination
Li MD, Ruan HB, Hughes ME, Lee JS, Singh JP, Jones SP, Nitabach MN, Yang X. O-GlcNAc Signaling Entrains the Circadian Clock by Inhibiting BMAL1/CLOCK Ubiquitination. Cell Metabolism 2013, 17: 303-310. PMID: 23395176, PMCID: PMC3647362, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2012.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCircadian clockProtein modificationNutrient-sensing pathwaysO-GlcNAc signalingHexosamine biosynthesis pathwayCovalent protein modificationBiosynthesis pathwayGlcNAc transferaseNutritional signalsClock oscillationsO-GlcNAcylationAberrant circadian rhythmsClock targetsOGT expressionCircadian oscillationsUbiquitinationN-acetylglucosamineNutrient fluxesMetabolic oscillationsBMAL1GenesPathwayCircadian rhythmKey mechanismClock